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The dancer Cordoba, internationally recognized for his handling of the shawl, took leave of the scenarios in the tables of Cante de las Minas de La Unión.
Meanwhile Tomatito, lighted his "guiding light" in memory of his dear friend and teacher, Camaron de la Isla
On Monday, August 8 .- The fourth Gala Flamenca LI International Festival del Cante de las Minas de La Union began with a performance by Tomatito.
The Tomatito, returned to the stage of the Cathedral of Cante, which has so often walked to represent his show "Guiding Light," a tribute to and always will be its referent: Camaron de la Isla is a retrospective the entire discography of Tomatito, from the album "Roses of Love", the first, until their junior he recorded with pianist Michel Camilo.
Tomatito playing taranta began his show and pull.
Then I play some joy, a version of "Two Much", bulerías, Argentine tango and a mine in which he collaborated with his flute, the instrumentalist Jorge Pardo has raised public oles of the Cathedral of Cante.
Later bulerías, rumba, tangos and bulerías soleás performed spectacularly by the dancer José Maya that has raised the public of their seats.
Flamenco guitarist was joined onstage by Lucky Losada on percussion, Christopher James as second guitar, and Simon Bramwell Illora Román the singing as well as the special guest of the son of Tomatito, José Fernandez also on guitar.
Then touch the ball gave way in the emotional farewell to the stage the dancer Cordoba, Blanca del Rey, who began his show with some joy, dressed in red tail coat made in angel skin of 20 kilos.
After the apotheosis start, some guitar solos to vibrate with a sing bulerías and give way to the famous "soleá shawl."
White showed off what has always characterized his career: the shawl dance dome if it were an appendage of her hair.
This shawl, black and gold, weighs 6 kilos, 120 years old and is part of the collection of more than 40 shawls that the dancer has Cordoba.
This farewell also bulerías the end of the show, he faced, Blanca del Rey, with a thrill like no other, accompanied throughout by his two sons and five brothers.
Blanca del Rey was accompanied on stage Yeye de Cádiz, Alfredo Tejada and Perrate, singing and Felipe Maya, Antonio "The Doll" and Pino Losada, on guitar.
At the end of the performance stage of the Cathedral of Cante was filled with red carnations to dismiss the dancer.
Blanca del Rey was thrilled and asked for applause for her shawl "the poor is very shy, so do not ever take it out at the end of a performance. I believe that we deserve it ... One thing I presume is my loyalty to artists whenever I have endured. Grandmasters of the guitar that I have grown with the pace but not the music. I am surprised and should set an example that a place as small as the Union has an important place in the world. Think its meaning and the name itself. "
After delivery of a bouquet of roses by the mayor, the dancer left the stage to the rhythm of bulerias.
The dancer Blanca del Rey Cordoba, Premio Nacional de Flamenco, which began with only six years old to dance, now hangs the shawl to engage fully as artistic director of the Corral de la Morería, emblematic Madrid flamenco which is proprietary, and undertake new projects airing of flamenco through internet.
After the show, both artists were directed by the mayor of La Union, Francisco Bernabé, the Avenida del Flamenco to uncover his miner's lamp.
Tomatito said "For me it's an honor to have my name here in this great avenue of this city of flamenco world excellence. It was a wonderful night, many years ago that did not come and I really wanted to touch me so happy I found "
For its part has scomentado Blanca del Rey "It was a wonderful evening. A flurry of mixed feelings to say goodbye to something that has been all my life, flamenco. In a place as emblematic as the Cante de las Minas"
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas. Fotos: Rafa
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